In 2021, the share of general practitioners' patients affected by two or more chronic diseases in Italy was over 25 percent. This statistic shows the prevalence of daily use of five or more medications among patients with at least two chronic diseases. The use of five or more medications increased together with the number of chronic diseases, peaking at 99.1 percent for individuals affected by eight chronic diseases, but decreased to 83.3 percent for patients affected by nine diseases.
Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021
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Share of population using five or more medications
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Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (May 31, 2023). Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, und Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, Istituto Superiore di Sanità. (2023). Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, and Istituto Superiore di Sanità. "Use of Five or More Medications among People Affected by at Least Two Chronic Diseases in Italy in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Use of five or more medications among people affected by at least two chronic diseases in Italy in 2021 [Graph], Catholic University of the Sacred Heart or Catholic University of Milan, & Istituto Superiore di Sanità, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1319206/share-of-italians-with-multiple-diseases-using-several-drugs-italy/